Álvaro de Castro

Álvaro de Castro
Minister for Justice
In office January 9, 1913 – February 9, 1914
Prime Minister	Afonso Costa
Preceded by	Francisco Correia de Lemos
Succeeded by	Manuel Monteiro
Minister for Finance
In office December 12, 1914 – January 5, 1915
Prime Minister	Vítor Hugo de Azevedo Coutinho
Preceded by	António dos Santos Lucas
Succeeded by	Joaquim Pimenta de Castro (interim) Herculano Jorge Galhardo (effective)
Minister for the Colonies
In office January 3, 1920-January 15, 1920 – January 15, 1920-January 21, 1920
Prime Minister	Alfredo de Sá Cardoso
Preceded by	Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
Succeeded by	José Barbosa
78th Prime Minister of Portugal (24th of the Republic)
In office November 20, 1920 – November 30, 1920
President	António José de Almeida
Preceded by	António Granjo
Succeeded by	Liberato Pinto
Minister for Interior
In office November 20, 1920 – November 30, 1920
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Felisberto Alves Pedrosa
Succeeded by	Liberato Pinto
Minister for War
In office November 20, 1920 – May 23, 1921
Prime Minister	Himself (November 20, 1920–November 30, 1920) Liberato Pinto (November 30, 1920–March 2, 1921) Bernardino Machado (March 2, 1921–May 23, 1921)
Preceded by	Hélder Ribeiro
Succeeded by	Alberto Carlos da Silveira
88th Prime Minister of Portugal (34th of the Republic)
In office December 18, 1923 – July 6, 1924
President	Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Preceded by	António Ginestal Machado
Succeeded by	Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
Minister for Finance
In office December 18, 1923 – July 6, 1924
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Francisco Cunha Leal
Succeeded by	Daniel José Rodrigues
Personal details
Born	(1878-11-09)November 9, 1878 Guarda, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	June 29, 1928(1928-06-29) (aged 49) Coimbra, Portuguese Republic
Political party	Liberal Republican Party later National Reconstruction Republican Party, and Nationalist Republican Party.
Spouse(s)	Maria Rosa de Meireles Garrido
Occupation	Lawyer and columnist

Álvaro Xavier de Castro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaɫvɐɾu ʃɐviˈɛɾ dɨ ˈkaʃtɾu]) was Prime Minister of Portugal from November 20 to November 30, 1920 and from December 18, 1923 to July 6, 1924.

Early career

He was born in Guarda, on November 9, 1878. He was part of the Constitutional junta that governed Portugal in 1915. He later served as Governor-General of Mozambique between 1915 and 1918. He was a prominent participant in the attempted coup of January 11, 1919 that took place after the assassination of Sidónio Pais.

Later career

He co-founded the National Reconstitution Republican Party. He was appointed Prime Minister, during a brief period (from November 20 to November 30, 1920). He was replaced by Liberato Pinto, an army officer.

He then joined a new party, the Nationalist Republican Party. He again became Prime Minister of Portugal, from December 18, 1923 to July 6, 1924. He died in Coimbra on June 29, 1928.

Preceded by Joaquim Pimenta de Castro	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) together with: José Norton de Matos António Maria da Silva José de Freitas Ribeiro Alfredo de Sá Cardoso 1920	Succeeded by João Chagas (didn't take office) José de Castro
Preceded by António Granjo	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1920	Succeeded by Liberato Pinto
Preceded by António Ginestal Machado	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Ministry) 1923–1924	Succeeded by Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar